Weekend robberies net thieves cellphone and gas bar cash

Hamilton Spectator

Two weekend robberies in Hamilton left a youth without his cellphone in one incident and a gas bar without its cash in another.

Hamilton police say a 16-year-old went to a house in the Cranbrook and Greenshire drives area Saturday at about 10.15 p.m., but was not allowed to enter due to the number of people already inside. Two males, one after another, came outside and demanded the youth’s cellphone, with the second one succeeding in grabbing it.

The suspects are described as Hispanic, 16-to-18 years old. They both had slight accents and were dark haired and sporting “faux hawks” (hair swept up in the centre of their head in a modified version of a Mohawk cut). One is about 6 feet-1 inch, with a heavy build and chin strap beard. He wore jeans and a grey hooded sweater. The other was 5-foot-8 inches, with a thin build. He wore a red-and-white checkered bandana over his face, police said.

In the other incident, on Sunday just before midnight, police say two masked men wearing balaclavas ran into a gas bar near King Street West and New Street before the attendant had a chance to lock the door when he saw them coming. Once inside, the men pointed a handgun at the attendant, demanded money, and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Two customers present at the time were in the restrooms.

Both suspects are described as black, about 20 years old and wearing dark clothes.